Film locations for The Da Vinci Code (2000) Book unique accommodation with: the Landmark Trust Trivia Rarely, if ever, is the interior of Westminster Abbey seen on screen. various other locations have stood in: Shekhar Kapur ’s Elizabeth used York Minster; Mel Gibson ’s Braveheart used the chapel of Dunsany Castle in Ireland ; while spy spoof Johnny English used St Alban’s Cathedral in Hertfordshire . The Da Vinci Code location: Silas investigates the ‘Rose Line’: Church of St Sulpice, Paris There was already a Da Vinci Code trail based on Dan Brown’s blockbusting holiday-read and, while many of the book’s locations are faithfully used, the filming sites sometimes diverge. Film-makers are subject to all kinds of practical considerations which don't bother the writer. And so the supposedly ‘Parisian’ lecture hall, in which ‘Professor of Symbology’ Robert Langdon ( Tom Hanks ) is giving a lecture to promote his book, can be found in southeast England. It’s Fairfield Hall , Park Lane, Croydon in Surrey .

The Da Vinci Code location: Robert Langdon lectures in ‘Paris’: Fairfield Hall, Croydon, Surrey Opened in 1962, the famed arts, entertainment and conference venue, which also houses an art gallery and the Ashcroft Theatre, achieved fame in the 60s when bands including Traffic and The Nice recorded live albums here. The Da Vinci Code location: the Paris base of Opus Dei monk Silas: rue Becquerel, Montmartre, Paris If you’re going to chastise the flesh, you might as well do it in an apartment with a charming view of Sacre Coeur. The Parisian base of Opus Dei monk Silas ( Paul Bettany ), where he gets his sinister order to “Go forth” can be seen on the southwest corner of rue Becquerel and rue de la Bonne, Montmartre, just to the north of the famous church. Although Langdon’s lecture is in England, It is the real Louvre to which he’s summoned to help solve the riddle of Jacques Saunière’s death.

Built on the site of a 12th century fort, the Louvre , now claimed to be the most visited museum in the world, was once a royal residence. After Louis XIV relocated the court to Versailles in 1682, the palace was used to display the royal art collection, and the French Revolution saw it finally transformed into a public museum. The Da Vinci Code location: Robert Langdon is summoned to the murder scene: The Pyramid, Louvre, Paris IM Pei’s landmark glass Pyramid above the entrance – “a scar on the face of Paris” according to detective Bezu Fache ( Jean Reno ) – was added in 1988, and the inverted Pyramid beneath finally added in 1993. What does Fache know? Visit after dark and walk among the reflecting pools to see the illuminated Pyramid at its most seductive.

The Da Vinci Code was not the first film to shoot inside the Louvre : Audrey Hepburn poses for a fashion shoot here in Funny Face; Vanessa Redgrave is awed by its statues in biopic Isadora; Jean Luc Godard ’s anarchic trio scoot through the galleries in Bande a Part – a scene later recreated in Bernardo Bertolucci ’s The Dreamers; more reverentially, its artworks are admired in Les Amants du Pont Neuf and in Martin Scorsese ’s The Age of Innocence . Under suspicion, Langdon and Sophie Neveu ( Audrey Tautou ) apparently flee the crime scene across the Pont du Carrousel. The Da Vinci Code location: Silas investigates the ‘Rose Line’: Church of St Sulpice, Paris (undergoing renovation) The church in which Silas searches for the ‘keystone’ is Église Saint-Sulpice , Rue St-Sulpice. Although the real exterior is seen, the interior was digitally recreated in the studio using green screen technology.

The brass meridian line is real enough, a bit of scientific apparatus installed by the Paris Observatory in the 18th century, but it was never known as the ‘Rose Line’, and has nothing to do with ‘pagan’ temples. The Da Vinci Code location: Silas investigates the ‘Rose Line’: the real interior of the Church of St Sulpice, Paris The letters P and S in the small round windows at both ends of the transept refer not to the dubious ‘Priory of Sion’, but of course to Peter and Sulpice, the patron saints of the church. It is true, however, that this is the church in which the Marquis de Sade was christened. The Da Vinci Code: SFX?: the real interior of the Church of St Sulpice, Paris And what do conspiracy theorists make of the marble inlay beneath the Turin Shroud chapel, which reads simply ‘SFX’? Could this mysteriously predict the church's digital recreation for the film? (only a cynic would make some unimaginative association with St François-Xavier). And so what if Opus Dei doesn’t have monks?

I think we left the real world behind a while ago, when it took a Harvard professor to unscramble the kind of anagram you might face in your local paper’s Quick Crossword. The Da Vinci Code location: the exterior of ‘Castel Gandolfo’: Belvoir Castle, near Grantham, Leicestershire Photograph: iStockphoto © Ian Bracegirdle Two separate English locations stand in for ‘Castel Gandolfo’, the Pope's summer residence overlooking Lake Albano near Rome, in which the sinister council meets. The exterior, with a bit of CGI, is Belvoir Castle , home of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, about seven miles west of Grantham in Leicestershire . No stranger to the screen, Belvoir (pronounced ‘beaver’) is also seen in Barry Levinson ’s Young Sherlock Holmes , Merchant- Ivory ’s The Golden Bowl, and as ‘Buckingham Palace’ in both The Young Victoria and King Ralph . Its kitchens featured in Jan de Bont ’s splurgy 1999 remake of The Haunting .

The Da Vinci Code location: the interior of ‘Castel Gandolfo’: Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire Photograph: iStockphoto © Graham Heywood The imposing interiors were filmed in Burghley House , Stamford, Lincolnshire , which also supplied the garage at ‘Chateau Villette’, where Teabing and Langdon are pursued by the police, as well as Saunière’s retreat in the flashback scenes. The house’s extravagant – and rather un-Papal – murals can be seen again adorning the home of Lady Catherine de Bourg ( Judi Dench ) in the 2005 film of Pride and Prejudice . Burghley is also featured in the Merchant- Ivory film of The Golden Bowl (but was cut from the final version of Elizabeth, The Golden Age ).

The Da Vinci Code location: home of Leigh Teabing: Chateau de Villette, near Paris, France Photograph: flickr © Nadine Weil The estate of eccentric English Grail-obsessive Leigh Teabing ( Ian McKellen ), to which Langdon and Neveu flee, is Chateau de Villette , a 17th century chateau set in a185-acre estate about 27 miles northwest of Paris. You can stay here, but there are several Chateaux de Villette in France , so check you have the right one! The Da Vinci Code location: the old ‘St Paul’s Cathedral’: Winchester Cathedral Photograph: iStockphoto © Alexander Bischoff The island of Malta was used for the historical flashbacks to the Knights Templar at the Crusades; while the Knights' meeting with the Pope in the ‘Vatican’ was filmed in Winchester Cathedral , Winchester, Hampshire – another location used for Elizabeth, The Golden Age . As Jane Austen fans will already know, this is where the author of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility is buried.

The Da Vinci Code location: taking off from ‘Le Bourget’ airport: Shoreham Airport, West Sussex, transformed into the French terminal Photograph: Shoreham Airport News ‘Le Bourget’ airport, from which the trio flee France, is the listed 1936 art deco Terminal Building of Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport , Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex , the oldest licensed airfield in the UK. About seven miles west of Brighton, there are outside viewing areas and a Visitor Centre, at which you can arrange a guided tour. The flight isn't too long. A short hop and the plane lands at Biggin Hill Airport , Bromley, in South East London . The Da Vinci Code location: searching for the knight’s tomb: Temple Church, Inner Temple Lane, London In London , Langdon and Neveu search among effigies for the tomb of a knight at Temple Church, Inner Temple Lane.

The church of Inner and Middle Temple, two of England’s four Inns of Court – ancient societies of lawyers, it was consecrated in 1185 and, yes, it really was the London headquarters of the Knights Templar, the order of soldier monks founded to protect pilgrims travelling to and from the Holy Land. Like all Templar churches, it follows the circular design of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem, supposedly raised over the site where Jesus was buried. The fake ‘teacher’ is poisoned alongside the Thames at Blackwall, opposite the O2 Arena (the one-time Millennium Dome). The Da Vinci Code location: Silas is hidden at the ‘Opus Dei’ safe house: Gloucester Terrace, London The slightly sinister Opus Dei ‘safe house’, with its bricked-up windows to which Silas is taken, has no connection, of course, with the organisation. It’s a private home at 207 Gloucester Terrace at Orsett Terrace, a few minutes north of Paddington Station. Realising his misinterpretation of the clue ‘A knight interred by A Pope’, Langdon heads off to the tomb of Sir Isaac Newton in Westminster Abbey , Broad Sanctuary, SW1.

The exterior of the Abbey is real enough, with good-natured compliance from sightseers as the raving Teabing is carted away. Filming inside the Abbey was a no-no from the word go, the book having been dismissed with icy politeness as as “Theologically unsound”. The Da Vinci Code location: Looking for the tomb of Sir Isaac Newton: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London Packed with history, though, you won’t want miss the Abbey ’s awesome interior. Despite appearances, the this is not a cathedral, but a church – although owned by the royal family (which explains why it survived King Henry VIII’s ruthless assault on monastic buildings during the Reformation). The oldest parts of the Abbey date from 1050, and in the vestibule of the Chapter House you can see the oldest door in Britain. Since 1066, the coronation of every English monarch has been held here, and among the 3,000 people buried within its precincts are no fewer than seventeen monarchs, including St.

Edward the Confessor (who was king from 1042 to 1066), Edward I, Richard II, Henry V (the young hero of Agincourt immortalised in the Shakespeare play), Henry VII, Elizabeth I (another favourite for fictional treatment) and her half-sister Mary I. Here also is the vault where Charles II, William III and Mary II and Queen Anne lie, although none of these has a monument. The last monarch to be buried in the Abbey was George II, in 1760. Poets' Corner, one of the Abbey ’s best known features, can be found in the South Transept. Geoffrey Chaucer, the first poet to be buried here, achieved this distinction not as author of The Canterbury Tales, but because he had been Clerk of Works to the Palace of Westminster. Nevertheless, after Edmund Spenser was laid to rest nearby in 1599, the two tombs launched a tradition. Poets since interred include John Dryden, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning and John Masefield; alongside writers Dr. Samuel Johnson, Charles Dickens, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Rudyard Kipling and Thomas Hardy.

Non-poets include Messiah composer George Frederic Handel, and actors David Garrick and Laurence Olivier (who directed and starred as Henry V in the 1944 film). But if you’re a Da Vinci Code enthusiast, you’ll make a bee-line for the choir screen in the Nave, with its monument to Sir Isaac Newton, in an area known as Scientists Corner. Newton rests in the company of Charles Darwin, explorer David Livingstone, architect Sir Charles Barry, engineer Thomas Telford and the first Labour Prime Minister, Clement Attlee. The Da Vinci Code location: the interior of ‘Westminster Abbey’: Lincoln Cathedral, Lincolnshire Photograph: iStockphoto © Gwenyth Lloyd For the film, though, Abbey interiors were shot in Lincoln Cathedral , which was consecrated only shortly after the Abbey in 1092. Lincoln took a more relaxed attitude to Brown’s barmy fantasy and Newton’s tomb was recreated here in all its gilt splendour. Less controversially, the Cathedral also stood in for ‘Westminster Abbey’ in The Young Victoria .

The Da Vinci Code location: the final clue : Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland A final clue from the Cryptex leads to Scotland ’s Rosslyn Chapel (though another chapel stands in for long shots as Rosslyn is currently covered by a protective canopy during extensive renovations), Roslin, about ten miles south of Edinburgh, in Midlothian. The Da Vinci Code location: the final clue : Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland Photograph: flickr © Dauvit Alexander Dedicated in 1450, the chapel has a varied history, having fallen into disrepair for centuries, even serving as stables for a while. Among the dazzlingly complex stonework of its Lady Chapel, look out for Masonic symbols, along with carvings of the traditional pagan ‘Green Man’, strange cubes embellished with a code of lines and dots, and – most mysterious of all – images of maize carved 50 years before Columbus discovered America. You can descend to the crypt – though it’s unsurprisingly nothing like the one seen in the film.

The Da Vinci Code location: the final clue : Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland A few hundred yards south of the chapel stand the ruins of the 14th century Rosslyn Castle, where Langdon and Neveu part ways. But there are yet more myths. Legend has it that the castle is home to a sleeping lady who will one day be awakened by a trumpet and reveal the whereabouts of a fabulous treasure. And that’s not to mention the ghostly Hound of Roslin. If you’re intrigued by all this mystery, you can book accommodation in more modern sections of the castle through the Landmark Trust , a preservation charity, established to rescue historic and architecturally interesting buildings from neglect and to give them new life by letting them out to visitors. It’s neatly back to Paris for the final sequence, which finds Langdon staying at the Ritz Paris , 15 Place Vendome. Ernest Hemingway, Coco Chanel, the Princess of Wales... Yes, this is the place to stay in high style, if you have the funds. Choosing a career? I just want to say one word to you: Symbology.

Da Vinci Code filming 'boosted' Lincoln Cathedral's income - BBC News BBC News Da Vinci Code filming 'boosted' Lincoln Cathedral's income 25 March 2012 Close share panel Image caption It is estimated that Lincoln Cathedral received about £250,000 for The Da Vinci Code Prominence as a film location has helped Lincoln Cathedral to generate extra revenue by attracting new visitors, officials have said. Movies The Da Vinci Code and The Young Victoria have been filmed there, since 2005. But officials said that while being willing to "bend, but not break" to accommodate new productions, the cathedral's primary role remains as a place of worship. The 900-year-old building costs £3m-a-year to run, with about £1m being raised from visitors and events. "We put a great deal of effort into planning and believe that we are doing all that is necessary to maintain our funding," officials said. Filming at Lincoln Cathedral 2009 Antiques Road Show 2010 Scaling Britain It also receives a further £375,000 from public donations - along with grants from the Church Commissioners and English Heritage.

Up to £13m needs to be raised by the cathedral over the next 10 years to pay for ongoing restoration work. 'Media hype' The Dean's Verger, John Campbell, said the media hype created by The Da Vinci Code's filming attracted a lot of publicity, which resulted in a 22% rise in visitors. "This was the biggest benefit to come from the film", he said. The cathedral had a total of 208,000 visitors in 2006. Mr Campbell said: "It sort of introduced people to this massive building - this great icon of Lincoln and people started to look at the building as they had never looked at it before. Image caption The Antiques Roadshow was filmed at the cathedral in 2009 "We would certainly consider more applications from film makers, as long as they fit in with the diary and without compromising the core values of the cathedral," he added. Paintings and statues used in The Da Vinci Code were also auctioned to raise money for the cathedral after filming had finished. Professor David Sleight, head of the media faculty at the University of Lincoln, described the cathedral's role as a film location as "priceless".

He estimates the movie's filming was worth in the region of £250,000 to the cathedral. "I'm sure [it] has gone a very long way in supporting the fabric and the upkeep of the building," he said. "The cathedral is becoming known as a welcoming venue for film makers and I'm sure they realise that the benefits financially are such that it is a very good way of making sure the funds are there to support the cathedral in the future." Image caption Jonathan Foyle, of Time Team fame, climbed to the top of the cathedral's central tower The cathedral, which was used as a double for Westminster Abbey in both The Young Victoria and the Da Vinci Code, has also hosted a variety of TV programmes. Shows have included Antiques Roadshow and Scaling Britain, which saw Jonathan Foyle, of Time Team fame, climb to the top of the cathedral's central tower - all 82.9 metres (272 ft) of it. Mr Campbell said the cathedral's successes were down to its flexibility and the willingness of staff and volunteers. "Humbly, I think we are just good to work with, if we accept a film we have to go in to it fully - it's a partnership," he said.

"We bend, but we do not break - that's one saying that Tom Hanks and I came up with when he was here." Holidays and history make this city of Lincoln a British star - LA Times Holidays and history make this city of Lincoln a British star Lincoln Cathedral Visit Lincoln Visitors can explore the mammoth nave of Lincoln Cathedral, about two hours by train from London. Scenes for "The Da Vinci Code" were filmed at the cathedral. Visitors can explore the mammoth nave of Lincoln Cathedral, about two hours by train from London. Scenes for "The Da Vinci Code" were filmed at the cathedral. (Visit Lincoln) Jay Jones Film director Ron Howard called the city of Lincoln “beautiful, absolutely gorgeous and friendly.” He was speaking not of the city in Nebraska nor of the one in Illinois but the one in England, a two-hour train ride northeast of London. At the holidays, it is a ride well worth taking. For historians, it is a ride always worth taking. Howard became acquainted with the city because parts of it appeared in the 2006 movie “The Da Vinci Code,” which he directed.

Cathedral at Night Visit Lincoln The towering cathedral in Lincoln, England, was the world's tallest building for more than three centuries. The towering cathedral in Lincoln, England, was the world's tallest building for more than three centuries. (Visit Lincoln) Lincoln Cathedral , on which construction began in 1185, stood in for London’s Westminster Abbey in the Tom Hanks -Audrey Tautou thriller based on the novel by Dan Brown. The city beckons not only for its towering cathedral -- it was the world’s tallest building for more than 300 years -- but also for the Christmas Market held in its shadow. A short walk leads visitors to Lincoln Castle , home of one of the few surviving copies of the Magna Carta , one of the world’s first documents to define a person’s rights. Magna Carta Visit Lincoln An interpretive film explains the major role played by the Magna Carta in a new visitor center at Lincoln Castle in England. An interpretive film explains the major role played by the Magna Carta in a new visitor center at Lincoln Castle in England. (Visit Lincoln) The Advent season springs to life through a variety of events and services at Lincoln Cathedral. The Nov.

21 performance of Handel’s Messiah is sold out, but tickets are still available for "Christmas by Candlelight," a concert by popular British vocal group G4 on Nov. 25. The cathedral will host a less traditional concert on Dec. 10 when singer Ian Anderson of the rock band Jethro Tull performs a benefit concert . All proceeds will be used to help maintain the historic house of worship. A full list of activities is posted online . Allow time to visit the 11th century Lincoln Castle. Impressive in its own right, it’s a “can’t miss” attraction because the Magna Carta, the charter that paved the way for documents such the U.S. Constitution, can be viewed in the castle’s vault. A new visitor center, built to celebrate the document’s 800th anniversary in 2015, interprets the Magna Carta in modern English. Lincoln's Christmas Market Visit Lincoln A vendor in period costume displays a skillet full of traditional English sausages at a stall at the Christmas Market. A vendor in period costume displays a skillet full of traditional English sausages at a stall at the Christmas Market.

(Visit Lincoln) The medieval square that separates the castle from the cathedral is the setting for the festive Christmas Market Dec. 3-6. Buskers and other performers will stroll past the 250 stalls stocked with food plus holiday crafts and gifts. The annual event draws about 250,000 visitors. British Churches Split Over Da Vinci Code Filming | Christian News on Christian Today France's Front National Lashes Out At The Catholic Church Over Refugees British Churches Split Over Da Vinci Code Filming Churches in Britain are divided over whether to allow filming of Dan Brown’s bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code. 23 August 2005 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pin it Next Post >> x To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Churches in Britain are divided over whether to allow filming of Dan Brown’s bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code. The Westminster Abbey has said no, but Lincoln Cathedral and a Scottish chapel have both said that they are happy to allow the filming to proceed at their venues. The Roman Catholic Church has strongly protested against the novel’s claim that Jesus Christ had a child with Mary Magdalene. The city of Lincoln has shown its discontent for the movie.

"To a believer, any believer, what is happening is blasphemous," said Sister Mary Michael, a woman who held a solo prayer vigil outside the cathedral. The movie was being filmed in Lincoln on Tuesday with Tom Hanks. Lincoln’s head of the cathedral, Rev. Alec Knight, defended the decision to allow filming but agreed the novel was far fetched and heretical. In the film directed by Ron Howard, the cathedral in Lincoln accepted a reported US$180,000 to act as Westminster Abbey for the filming. "It has clearly touched the public imagination, and the church needs to open up a debate about it rather than throw one’s hands up and walk away from it," Knight said. The cathedral had received a donation but Knight refused to reveal how much. Sony Pictures also refused to comment on any donation to the cathedral. The Da Vinci Code, published two years ago, is a mix of code-breaking, art history, religion and mystical myth, and has sold over 25 million copies. But the book’s claim that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and had descendants, has offended many Christians. "The church should not be accepting money for something that is not a true story.

They should be praying more, and then the money would come in," said protester Sister Mary Michael. The local Catholic diocese said it had no record of Sister Mary on its books and that it did not recognise the order. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, a former Vatican official called on Catholics to boycott the book, saying that it espoused heresy. In one of the climactic scenes of the book, it features the Chapter House of 1,000 year old Westminster Abbey in London, where British monarchs are crowned and buried. But earlier this year, the Abbey turned down the approach from producers to film there, saying that it would be "inappropriate" to allow it. In a statement, the Abbey said: "Although it is a fine page-turner, we cannot commend or endorse the contentious and wayward religious and historic suggestions made in the book — nor its views of Christianity and the New Testament." But Winchester Cathedral in southern England and Rosslyn Chapel near Edinburgh have given permission to film later this year.

Ian McKellen | The Da Vinci Code | From Dean of Lincoln Cathedral A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN OF LINCOLN We welcome Rose Line Productions who will be filming three scenes of The Da Vinci Code in the Cathedral during August. We welcome too all those who will be drawn to visit here as a result and stimulated to think about the Christian faith. The Da Vinci Code is a novel and as such it is not to be taken too seriously from a religious point of view. It is a work of fiction as its author freely admits. It is an intriguing and complex "thriller" into which is woven a series of assumptions and claims about the life of Jesus Christ and the history of the Christian church. These have been around for centuries, surfacing every now and again only to be refuted each time. The book is not in our view offensive to the Christian faith, merely speculative and far-fetched. It is not blasphemous in that it does not denigrate God in any way. Some of what is said in the book about the church and its teaching is heretical and is based on ideas put forward rather late in the church's history.

The facts about Jesus' life are to be found in the New Testament; the earliest writings are St Paul's letters begun around AD50. By AD130 the four gospels and thirteen of Paul's letters were widely accepted as Holy Scripture containing all a person needed to know for a full faith. Certainly by then Jesus was acknowledged to be both human and divine. Mary Magdalen is mentioned twelve times in the Gospels, eleven of them in the context of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection. In the other, she is one of several women from whom Jesus cast out evil spirits. There is no evidence at all that she was married to Jesus. It is far more likely that Jesus came from the same prophetic line as John the Baptist and would have been celibate. There is, however, plenty of evidence in the Gospels of his friendships with women which in his day would have been extremely controversial. A careful study of all Jesus' relationships goes a long way to restore faith in the concept of friendship, which has been so debased by the modem obsession with sex and sexuality which lies behind the fantasies about Jesus and Mary Magdalene as a married couple.

The Da Vinci Code stimulates debate and the search for truth and we are glad to be part of this process. The book claims that the church has suppressed important facts about Jesus. The way to counter this accusation is to be open about the facts as we understand them and welcome vigorous debate. This is part of the Cathedral's mission - to get people talking about the truths of the Gospel. Our Bishop has said "People have been coming to Lincoln Cathedral for centuries in search of the Lincoln Imp. Through the warmth and friendliness of their welcome and the challenge of the building, they have gone away having found God. There can be no better place for The Da Vinci Code to be filmed". Where was Da Vinci Code filmed | Discover the Da Vinci Code film locations with filmaps Your are here: Home » Da Vinci Code where was Da Vinci Code filmed Da Vinci Code People who have seen it Where was Da Vinci Code filmed Biggin Hill , United Kingdom - 1 film locations Biggin Hill Airport, Biggin Hill, Kent (by Marcos ) Lincoln , UK - 1 film locations The interior scenes of Westminster Abbey and the Chapter House.

was filmed in Lincoln Cathedral, England (by Teddy Aarde ) Paris , France - 2 film locations Louvre Museum, Paris (by Marcos ) Exteriors scenes was filmed in Eglise Saint-Sulpice, Paris 6, Paris (by Marcos ) Poplar , United Kingdom - 1 film locations Da Vinci Code Location Photos The novel's settings do not include Lincolnshire, but it was a key location for the film version, 'doubling' for several story locales. A Movie Locations Map For information on the whereabouts of the various locations on the map, the new British-tourism marketing agency VisitBritain have a set of pages on their site here , but the location and other info there is rather sparse, except for their Press Release page , which mentions a Movie Map available from this site , which offers a flash-movie ‘Da Vinci Code Tour’ Location Map. After the usual pointless Flash animation display (a book opens and closes and images slide around), it shows you a parchment map with clickable ‘X’s [see screenshot, left] linking to popup windows with basic information and some small photos.

For locations info, you’re better off going to the regional tourism sites, especially Lincolnshire Tourism's 'Da Vinci Code' site [see screenshot left] (covering Lincoln Cathedral and Burghley House). There is also a printable “Da Vinci Code Movie Map” viewable online or downloadable as a printable PDF Acrobat file (right-click here to download PDF). Of most interest here about this Movie Map is that it also covers historic Celtic-British church sites which did not appear in the novel or film but which offer a similar appeal, such as Glastonbury. No doubt due to the novel's theme, the filmmakers avoided Rome and the Vatican, where a meeting takes place between Opus Dei members, and instead used Winchester Cathedral [right] to represent a corner of it. Apart from a few Biblical flashbacks that used Malta to play Palestine, the crew ventured no farther south into Catholic Europe than the Paris area, opting instead for locations in Protestant Britain. Onscreen, The Louvre exterior is obviously the real thing. Left, author Dan brown poses with director Ron Howard in front of the Louvre's glass pyramid, where the novel begins and ends.

Right: Langdon and Sophie, on the run, wait next to the glass pyramid which will turn out in the end to hold vital evidence. The novel's epilogue is also set here. Depending on what level of property damage the scene requires, The Louvre's interior galleries were shot as a mix of the genuine and a studio mockup done at Shepperton Studios outside London. It obviously had to be a replica Mona Lisa that was defaced, and the scene at left is probably thus be the real Louvre gallery with a fake painting thrown in. But the scene with the painting being pulled off the wall to trigger the security gate had to be shot at Shepperton. Sir Leigh Teabing's manor, Chateau de Villette, is a real chateau NW of Paris, known as "Le Petit Versailles." For this sequence a combination of the genuine house and parts of two English stately homes were used. Again, anything that had to be damaged could not be real, so the chateau gates which the police team break through were replicas, but set up on the real location.

And although the actual chateau was rented by the film-makers and given a make-over inside to look more as if an eccentric antiquarian-minded English millionaire lived there, some of the sequence was shot elsewhere, at Burghley House (a house seen in the 2005 Pride And Prejudice), near Stamford in Lincolnshire. Burghley, which is considered to be England's finest Elizabethan manor, and its surrounding parkland were also used for a scene at Sophie's grandfather's country house, and scenes set at Castel Gandolfo (the Pope's summer residence near Rome). Some other scenes also set at Castel Gandolfo were filmed at Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire, the 19th C. home of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland. As they make their way across central London, Langdon and Sophie Neveu pass familiar London icons, such as red phone kiosks and double-decker buses.Some of the DVC-themed tourism web-pages are capitalising on this, including the big wheel of the Millennium Eye [left, in the background] in their list of locations. Left: Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou on location in London, with the Metropolitan Police on traffic control.

Several London locations were used, with the protagonists travelling by bus or on foot through Central London. Right: St James Park (off Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall), scene of a murder in the novel. (The park is often seen in British spy films, usually where Whitehall spymasters go to discuss some underhanded business while watching the ducks.) Westminster Abbey, left and right, was the setting for a scene where another clue is interpreted at Isaac Newton's tomb, and there is a confrontation in its Chapter House. The Dean of Westminster Abbey agreed to let the film crew shoot inside, then changed his mind at the last minute for reasons that have remained unclear. Lincoln Cathedral doubled instead, its interior set-dressed to cover over some distinctive Victorian stonework not found in Westminster, and a replica of Newton's tomb added. London's Temple Church, one of the few round churches in England, with its effigies of Knights Templar set in its stone 'rotunda' floor, is one of the most distinctive settings in the novel which appears as itself in the film.

Right and below are shots of the interior with more natural lighting than in the film, showing the church's most famous feature, the circular nave with its famous Knights Templar effigies on the floor. It is a rare English example of a ‘round’ church, modelled on the holy church of Jerusalem, and once the headquarters of the Knights Templar in England. The statue atop the pillar shows two knights riding a horse - a Templar emblem symbolising their vow of personal poverty. Temple Church is hidden away in in the Temple legal district (off Fleet Street), but since the novel used it as a setting, it has been getting thousands of visitors. The church rector (alias the Master of the Temple), the Reverend Robin Griffith-Jones, now does hour-long talks on Fridays, basically debunking the novel. He says at first they were puzzled by the surge in visitors, who usually asked, “Have you read The Book?” - to which the church verger always replied yes, on the basis ‘The Book’ meant the Bible.

The Reverend suspects he must have been rather short with a then-unknown Dan Brown when he came by several years before, asking questions on an early research trip, for the novel depicts the Temple Church rector as notoriously bad-tempered. Right: Tom Hanks holds the cryptex cylinder while the sun's rays stream down into the nave onto the templar effigies behind him (pictured left). Though this is not clear in the film version, the protagonists finally head north to the Edinburgh area, to the village of Roslin. Left: Rosslyn Chapel south of Edinburgh is where the novel's denouément takes place, and the film-makers were able to shoot the scene in the actual setting, an ornate Templar chapel where some argue the Grail remains hidden. It has seen an overwhelming upsurge in visitors since the novel appeared, and is now Scotland's most popular esoteric site. Courtesy of The Scotsman newspaper, you can access a video tour here . For Further Information: The best source is the Da Vinci Code Movie Map [below], downloadable as a PDF file from here (right-click, and select 'Save Target As' or 'Save Link As').

Email me if you have any corrections, suggestions, or even your own photos, though there is already a DaVinci-settings photo-gallery page (unfortunately not annotated or ordered in any sequence) where you can post photos, on the ‘Webshots’ site . See also “Da Vinci Code hot spots” on CNET . BBC - Lincolnshire - History - Lincolnshire's Da Vinci Code You are in: Lincolnshire > History > Memoryshare > Lincolnshire's Da Vinci Code Tom Hanks stars in the Da Vinci Code Lincolnshire's Da Vinci Code The blockbuster film starring Tom Hanks, part filmed in Lincolnshire has opened. Lincoln Cathedral is one of the main locations for the filming of the controversial international best-selling book 'The Da Vinci Code' along with Burghley House. Oscar-winner Tom Hanks plays Robert Langdon, who is trying to solve the murder of a member of an ancient society that has protected dark secrets for centuries. The tale mixes art history with mythology and symbols with medieval history. 'The Da Vinci Code' book, by Dan Brown caused a storm of controversy over its questioning of many of the key beliefs of Christianity.

The Vatican even appointed an archbishop to debunk Brown's claims as the book became a global phenomenon, with sales of 20 million. Tom on his way to filming in Lincoln Part of the filming of this epic book was filmed at Lincoln Cathedral which was used as a double for Westminster Abbey in London. Officials from the Abbey refused to allow filming to take place inside, claiming that the book is "theologically unsound". The film has been directed by Oscar winning director Ron Howard. On the attention the cast have received in Lincoln, the director said: "It's a fascinating story and it's not all that common that movies roll into town, so it's not that unusual to generate a little attention." Regarding filming in Lincoln itself, the director continued: "It's beautiful, absolutely gorgeous and friendly." Some of the cast and their characters: Tom Hanks - Robert Langdon. Ian McKellen - Sir Leigh Teabing. Alfred Molina - Bishop Aringarosa. Jean Reno - Bezu Fache. Paul Bettany - Silas. Have a look at pictures from behind the scenes of filming The Da Vinci Code in Lincoln to seeing the costumes being unloaded.

Ely Cathedral - Filming and Recording Filming and Recording Next year FILMING AND RECORDING ELY CATHEDRAL IS A BEAUTIFUL, FLEXIBLE AND UNIQUE LOCATION. IT IS AN ESTABLISHED FILMING AND RECORDING VENUE FAVOURED BY PRODUCERS, ARTISTS AND FILM & TELEVISION COMPANIES ALIKE.. For initial enquiries about using Ely Cathedral for any filming or TV projects please contact Lesley Ann Thompson Director of Communications and Commerce Telephone: 01353 660350/07930 918885 Previous filming at the Cathedral has included being a location predominantly for ' The Crown ', 'Macbeth', 'Jupiter Ascending', ' The King's Speech ', ' Elizabeth: The Golden Age ' and ' The Other Boleyn Girl '. In addition the Cathedral has been widely featured in the highly acclaimed television series 'How Britain was Built' and the BBC and ITV production ' BAFTA presents Michael Palin: A Life in Pictures '. Comments Thank you so much for all your help at the cathedral. It went so smoothly from my perspective.

Please say thank you to the various guides, helpers and others who made it all such a pleasure for the BBC 'Flog It' team. Phil Kerswell, BBC TV Bristol The Crown Ely Cathedral 8 - 23 August 2015 Ely Cathedral was once again the set of a major production - this time, a 10-part Netflix drama re-enacting the wedding day of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip 68 years ago. As with 'The King's Speech' areas of Ely Cathedral were transformed into the interior and exterior of Westminster Abbey, including The West Porch, Nave and High Altar. The Crown, which stars former Doctor Who Matt Smith, Wolf Hall actress Claire Foy and Oscar nominated John Lithgow, is the sixth major production to film scenes at Ely Cathedral in the past nine years.

In that time, the Cathedral has welcomed what would read as, quite possibly, the most illustrious cast ever assembled: Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Colin Firth, Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Scarlet Johansson, Kirstin Scott Thomas, Eric Bana, Eddie Redmayne, Derek Jacobi, Sean Bean, Douglas Booth and Geoffrey Rush. The King's Speech Ely Cathedral 30 November - 5 December 2009 In December 2009 a film crew descended on Ely to shoot a major scene in the UK based film, ' The King's Speech '. The Octagon crossing and front of the nave at Ely were transformed into the interior of Westminster Abbey at the time of the coronation of King George VI. A number or set builders and designers were on site for a week before filming began. They constructed a huge set directly under the Octagon which consisted of a central platform and rows of tiered seating, clad in ornately coloured fabric, to accurately reflect the scene at Westminster Abbey on the eve of the King's coronation in May 1937.

Actual filming took place over 3 days with Colin Firth (shortlisted for best actor prize as George VI drama picks up eight nominations for British Independent Film awards), Geoffrey Rush and Derek Jacobi on set. The scene they shot at Ely is a pivotal moment in the film, It is the eve of the coronation and George VI (Colin Firth) is taken to Westminster Abbey by his speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush), to practice his all important coronation speech. There is a great deal of emotional dialogue between the two of them as the King struggles with his shyness and his stammer in preparation for his coronation day. Elizabeth: The Golden Age Ely Cathedral 24 May - 2 June 2006 Ely Cathedral provided the perfect setting for the recent lavish production of Elizabeth: The Golden Age , the sequel to the 1998 award winning film 'Elizabeth' a production by Working Title Films . A historical thriller set against the backdrop of the religious fanaticism of the late 16th century and visits the 'Virgin Queen' in the middle years of her reign and follows her preparing to go to war whilst battling with her secret love for Raleigh.

Much of the original cast reunited for the film including one of Hollywood's leading ladies, Cate Blanchett (The Lord of the Rings, The Aviator) who will reprise her role as Elizabeth I while Geoffrey Rush (Pirates of the Caribbean, Munich) once again plays Sir Francis Walsingham. The new faces to join the cast include Samantha Morton (Minority Report, The Libertine) playing Mary Stuart and Clive Owen (Closer, Gosford Park) who plays Sir Walter Raleigh. Shekhar Kapur once again directs. Whilst it is only rumoured that Elizabeth I ever visited Ely she did have strong connections in East Anglia. There is well documented evidence of her clash with Bishop Cox, Bishop of Ely over Ely House, leading to Cox's resignation after which she kept the seat vacant and the revenues for herself - 'Proud Prelate, you know what you were before I made you what you are. If you do not immediately comply with my request, I will unfrock you, by God!' which are words allegedly written by Elizabeth to the Bishop of Ely.

In the film however Ely Cathedral was used to represent the Palace of Whitehall which was the main residence of the English monarchs in London from 1530 until 1698 when all except the Banqueting House was destroyed by fire. Before the fire it had grown to be the largest palace in Europe, with over 1,500 rooms and was at one time the largest building in the world. Ely proved to be the films biggest external location & many key scenes were filmed here - Namely the scene where Elizabeth learns about Bess Throckmorten's Abbie Cornish relationship with Raleigh as well as a sumptuous banqueting scene where Raleigh Owen presents his gifts to Elisabeth's Court. Working title films set up camp at Ely for almost a month and within days many aspects of the Cathedral were transformed including the lawned areas surrounding the Cathedral which became a mini village of marquees, film trailers & lorries. On the whole it was a great experience for Ely and we were very fortunate to have an amazing cast & crew who were always respectful of the cathedral as Christian place of worship.

While we are aware that Ely will not get the profile of Lincoln for the Da Vinci code, if the film proves to be as successful as anticipated there will be many other benefits, if only that of bringing a well deserved global profile to one of the most stunning of English Cathedrals - Or to quote the film's director Shekhar Kapur ... "thank you once again for your kind hospitality and the enthusiasm and warmth with which you welcomed us. The film would not have been the same without the scenes we shot at Ely Cathedral" Ely Cathedral 28 - 30 August 2007 Once again Ely Cathedral has been chosen as a major film location This film is from the novel by Philippa Gregory and stars Natalie Portman, Scarlet Johansson, Kirstin Scott Thomas and Eric Bana. The film starts when rumours begin to circulate that King Henry VIII (Bana) is no longer intimate with his wife who has been unable to give him a male heir. Sir Thomas Boleyn concocts a plan to bring his family back to prominence: his daughter Anne (Portman) shall seduce the King and provide him with a son.

However, the scheme goes off course when the King takes to the other Boleyn girl, Anne's younger sister and best friend Mary (Johansson). Although married already, Mary gives in to family pressure and reluctantly provides the King with a boy, but along the way, she finds herself falling in love with the surprisingly tender monarch. Of course, this love affair is no obstacle for Anne whose hunger for the throne now overpowers her sisterly love, and she enacts a plan that eventually tears her family and her country apart while leading to her legendary demise. BAFTA presents Michael Palin: A Life in Pictures Ely Cathedral 23 September 2009 In conversation with Mark Kermode - In association with Screen East. The Cambridge Film Festival were delighted to welcome four-time BAFTA nominee and two-time BAFTA winner Michael Palin as he joined The Culture Show's Mark Kermode on stage at Ely Cathedral for a special, one-night-only BAFTA event celebrating his film career. For this exclusive BAFTA: A Life in Pictures interview, Palin shared anecdotes and unheard stories from his decade in the film industry in the '80s.

The event was illustrated with film clips from his body of work and Palin was in attendance at an exclusive signing of his book Halfway to Hollywood Diaries 1980-1988 which took place at 6.15pm in the South West Transept of Ely Cathedral. Copies of Palin's book Halfway to Hollywood Diaries: 1980-1988 went on general release from September 17 from Topping & Company Booksellers of Ely, and there was an opportunity to buy copies at Ely Cathedral on the evening of the event. The book signing started at 6.15pm. Michael Palin CBE is an award-winning performer, writer and broadcaster with over 30 years experience on screen. He first rose to popularity as part of the Monty Python comedy troupe in the early '70s, bringing many memorable characters to our screens, including The Lumberjack, The Dead Parrot Vendor and Sir Galahad. Following this success, Palin went on to perform in and co-write a number of films throughout the 1970s and '80s.

He co-wrote and acted in fellow Python Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits in the early '80s, and featured in his subsequent film Brazil. He co-produced, wrote and played the lead in The Missionary opposite Maggie Smith, who also appeared with him in A Private Function, written by Alan Bennett. He was awarded a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor in 1989 for his portrayal of stuttering Ken in A Fish Called Wanda. Palin went on to write and star in American Friends, a film based on the life of his great-grandfather. Over recent years, Palin has presented seven successful travel series for television, Around the World in 80 Days, Pole to Pole, Full Circle, Hemingway Adventure, Sahara, Himalaya and New Europe, and has written bestselling books to accompany them. He is also the author of a number of children's stories, the play The Weekend and the novel Hemingway's Chair. In 2005, BAFTA honoured him with the award for 'Outstanding Contribution to Television' and in October this year, he and the other Pythons will be awarded a BAFTA Special Award to honour their outstanding contribution to film and television.

This event was filmed by both the BBC and ITV.

Question: In which English cathedral were scenes of The Da Vinci Code filmed?
Answer: Lincoln